Chit Chat Thread - November ADRs...

[loveshak22]

I haven't been able to get any of my Fps booked! I'm going it a few more minutes, then I'm going to bed. I have a sick kiddo who is sleeping at the moment and I need to be sleeping when he does. He'll be waking me up with his croupy cough soon!

Hopefully your little one gets better soon!!

 

[fanoftigger]

Hopefully your little one gets better soon!!

Oh thanks! Its just seasonal allergies rearing it's ugly head. We've spent a lot of time outside the past few days because it's been so nice. Paying for it with a croupy nighttime cough.

 

[loveshak22]

Site seems to be back up!

 

[KristiK]

It's working again

 

[fanoftigger]

It works great when the site is up! Glad I have a 4 year old son who won't flip out about not meeting Anna & Elsa!!!

 

[G719]

Hope everyone got their fp done! I ended up going to bed at 12:30 after only getting 3 days done. I did get wishes for the 18th that I wanted. Got everything else we wanted lined up this morning. No a&e fp. We'll get in line after our 8:20 bog breakfast.

 

[Kwatts126]

They don't hold a reservation back but I can tell you there's been a HUGE change in that when you started to book a reservation, you had ten or so minutes to finish it before it was timed out. If someone else tried to book it, it wouldn't go through all the screens for them. Well, that's over. I had 2 CMs confirm. When you start, through the finish, you need to be the first or someone faster can grab it. And a phone rep can grab it and hold it first. >_<

And I have zero problem with using and paying for a site to help you get your reservation because their searching for you saves sanity and it also takes the searching load off Disney with people sitting around, constantly refreshing. But I have a real problem with a website booking "hot" reservations they only book with a bogus name in order to sell them. I've read Disney is looking into this and I hope they do. It's blatant scalping.

Is there really a website that sells them? Not like dining scout or buddy, bc that's technically not selling them, just searching for you. If this is true than Disney needs to change things! After spending THOUSANDS on a vacation, it is frustrating to not get the reservations you want because someone is selling them. I have been searching for H&V with fantasmic myself around the clock for months and I paid for dining scout and buddy for it too and haven't had one notification.

 

[loveshak22]

Is there really a website that sells them? Not like dining scout or buddy, bc that's technically not selling them, just searching for you. If this is true than Disney needs to change things! After spending THOUSANDS on a vacation, it is frustrating to not get the reservations you want because someone is selling them. I have been searching for H&V with fantasmic myself around the clock for months and I paid for dining scout and buddy for it too and haven't had one notification.

It is true! I saw the site and a lot of the reservations are sold out. They make the ADRs under fake names and then sell on the site, without any actual guarantee you'll get the ADR.

The news story I read said 'Disney is looking into it.'

 

[ldauksch]

It is true! I saw the site and a lot of the reservations are sold out. They make the ADRs under fake names and then sell on the site, without any actual guarantee you'll get the ADR.

The news story I read said 'Disney is looking into it.'

I just looked at the site too because I was curious. In their FAQ section one of the questions is if they sell ADRs. Their response was no they charge a small fee for the service of booking a hard to get reservation for you aka selling ADRs. Ridiculous!

 

[Ladyfish77]

With all the previous success with releasing and coordinating ADR's to pick-up and now people aren't having as much success I wonder if these ADR companies that purchase them have bots set up to snag any reservation (ie the most popular--BOG). If that's the case, then the computer is always going to win and the person is always going to lose. Disney needs to add in some of the "are you a real person" accountability to the reservation system to fight off the bots. I hope they do this soon or they are going to find people deciding it's just not worth it to do DDP.

Seems to me it would be easy to figure out because they may have lots of fake MDE accounts but I bet they don't have lots of CC's. They could track the number of ADRs purchased by a single CC for a single day for a single ADR (ie BOG) and they could find the culprits pretty quickly (because a single person isn't going to charge 20 BOG reservations in one day to one CC account).

 

[jani3]

I have been trying to book a Minnie H&V dinner with F and have been unsuccessful. I got 2 notifications from dining buddy but they were gone within 45 seconds. I wonder if those computer bots are snagging them up so they can sell them.

 

[AMcCord]

My family and I are coming to Disney in November for the first time ever. On 11/16 I have reservations for 7:20pm at Crystal Palace. I'm worried about the timing with the electrical parade and wishes. Can you see wishes from Crystal Palace? The parade is at 7pm, will I have time to watch and then hurry to my reservations? I have never done this planning before. Deciding whether I need to cancel

 

[atisikitabasket]

I tried to book the Wonderland Tea party for our week and all days but one were booked and of course it is a day that it doesn't work to take DD too. I also called to schedule DS 1st hiarcut at Harmony and they were completely booked the whole 8 days we are there. Man I thought I was doing ok getting stuff planned but these 2 things just slipped my mind. I am going to need a vacation by the time I get done planning this one. LOL!!! There isnt a thread for these type of cancelations is there?

 

[kidsfirsttrip]

With all the previous success with releasing and coordinating ADR's to pick-up and now people aren't having as much success I wonder if these ADR companies that purchase them have bots set up to snag any reservation (ie the most popular--BOG). If that's the case, then the computer is always going to win and the person is always going to lose. Disney needs to add in some of the "are you a real person" accountability to the reservation system to fight off the bots. I hope they do this soon or they are going to find people deciding it's just not worth it to do DDP.

Seems to me it would be easy to figure out because they may have lots of fake MDE accounts but I bet they don't have lots of CC's. They could track the number of ADRs purchased by a single CC for a single day for a single ADR (ie BOG) and they could find the culprits pretty quickly (because a single person isn't going to charge 20 BOG reservations in one day to one CC account).

Wow! It's sad it has come to that. At the end of the day it really just is a place to eat. I got caught up I'm it last time but I'm not allowing myself to get crazy about ADRs this trip. I rarely heard of unsuccessful exchanges last time so it definitely seems fishy that it's happening. Also all these other companies searching and alerting probably don't help either when someone goes to drop.

Thank you! I think showing up a little early for or res might help. I have put in for adr notices from scout and hope to get a slightly earlier time. We'll see.
Haha!! I'm not going to know what to do with myself after all the planning is over either!!

I wouldn't count on being sat early. Many times we checked in a bit early no but still waited for a table. When are you going? There is a good chance they will add a second Fantasmic and that show is always less crowded. I also had success getting a 4th FP for Fantasmic. We went to the second show so there are no reserved dining seats. There really doesn't seem to be a bad seat. I personally wouldn't waste a tier one FP on it.

 

[Kwatts126]

Wow! It's sad it has come to that. At the end of the day it really just is a place to eat. I got caught up I'm it last time but I'm not allowing myself to get crazy about ADRs this trip. I rarely heard of unsuccessful exchanges last time so it definitely seems fishy that it's happening. Also all these other companies searching and alerting probably don't help either when someone goes to drop.

I wouldn't count on being sat early. Many times we checked in a bit early no but still waited for a table. When are you going? There is a good chance they will add a second Fantasmic and that show is always less crowded. I also had success getting a 4th FP for Fantasmic. We went to the second show so there are no reserved dining seats. There really doesn't seem to be a bad seat. I personally wouldn't waste a tier one FP on it.

We are going on November 10th (it's a Tuesday) as of now they only have one show listed. I hope another one is added!! It seems like it's going to be a busy week if I were to judge based on adrs!! Lol. They are hard to come by!!

 

[Kwatts126]

I have been trying to book a Minnie H&V dinner with F and have been unsuccessful. I got 2 notifications from dining buddy but they were gone within 45 seconds. I wonder if those computer bots are snagging them up so they can sell them.

I have the same problem!! Haven't even received any notifications though! Maybe last minute

 

[FunTimeMom]

Oh my gosh. I just looked at that site and wow! They are really hording and advertising selling them. That cannot be allowed in Disney's terms of use. I hope Disney has a team of Lawyers that would be sure to include something about selling reservations. I hope that site gets shut down quickly.

 

[FunTimeMom]

I booked my ADRs last night as well and had issues. I sent guest services an email while I was frustrated and exhausted. I hate following all the rules only to find Disney's website not cooperating. On the bright side I was able to get E&A for the last day we added to our vacation. Everything else was easy to get, I hope that means it will be a slower week!

 

[22Tink]

We are going on November 10th (it's a Monday) as of now they only have one show listed. I hope another one is added!! It seems like it's going to be a busy week if I were to judge based on adrs!! Lol. They are hard to come by!!

Nov 10 is a Tuesday. We arrive on the 10th. I panicked when I saw that you said it was a Monday and had to double check my days! Lol!

 

[Kwatts126]

Ooops! Lol we arrive on that day too & I keep thinking its a Monday because it's our first day! Lol.